Canadiana.org announces 2016 Digital History Essay Prize

The 2016 Digital History Essay Prize, co-sponsored by Canadiana.org and the Canadian Historical Association (CHA), will be awarded to students registered at a Canadian university who demonstrate the most compelling use of Canadiana.org digitized historical content in their scholarly research.

Canadiana.org provides researchers with access to large sets of digital primary sources through a variety of online resources, including:

-Early Canadiana Online (http://eco.canadiana.ca) is a full-text collection of published documentary material, including monographs, government documents, and specialized or mass-market periodicals from the 16th to 20th centuries.

-The Heritage Project (http://heritage.canadiana.ca) draws from the rich corpus of archival microfilm held by Library and Archives Canada, with a focus on fonds from the individuals and organizations that have shaped Canada's history. Politics, arts and literature, labour, military history, aboriginal history and women's history are particular areas of strength.

Details

Prize entries should describe original research conducted with Canadiana.org content, and may draw from academic work submitted for credit in the current or previous academic years. Submissions may be written in essay format or as an annotated bibliography of select Canadiana.org sources that made a significant contribution to the student’s understanding of Canada’s past.

Each account must be no longer than 1,000 words. Please include your name, institution, program and year of study.

Prizes

Up to four winning entries will receive prizes of $300 at the June 2016 CHA Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

Contestants must be enrolled full-time at the undergraduate or graduate level in history or a related discipline; research showcased in the essay must be primarily concerned with the history of Canada.

Submissions deadline

The deadline for receipt of nominations is 15 April 2016. Please send an electronic copy of your submission (MS Word or PDF) to info@canadiana.ca.

Conditions

Winning entries will be published by Canadiana.org in whole or in part. Submission of an essay implies consent of the author to allow Canadiana.org to edit and publish the entry.